Frustrated by the difficulty of creating customized light programming with LED lights, the Blinkiverse team created BlinkyTape, a flexible and portable LED strip with 60 pixels embedded within.
The strip is integrated with BlinkyBoard, a light processor that can be programmed through USB for easy and manageable usage. Flexible and weatherproof silicone makes up the exterior of BlinkyTape so it is practical for use outdoors and can be bent and twisted to suit almost any purpose including massive-scale light painting.
Blinkiverse has already used this portable LED strip design for several awesome projects including adding lighting effects to DJ booths, creating a giant Nyan Cat design and a 16-foot diameter dome covered in BlinkyTape strips entitled the DomeStar. Incredibly popular, this Kickstarter project was fully funded in under 48 hours.
What's Driving This Trend
- Customized Light Programming
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop user-friendly software or tools that simplify the process of creating customized light programming with LED lights.
- Flexible LED Strips
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore advanced materials and manufacturing techniques to develop even more flexible and versatile LED strips for various applications.
- Weatherproof LED Technology
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create weatherproof LED technology that can withstand harsh outdoor conditions, enabling its use in outdoor lighting projects and installations.
Who This Affects Most
- Lighting Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate programmable LED strips and software into lighting design solutions to offer customizable and futuristic lighting experiences for homes, offices, and public spaces.
- Event Production
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize flexible and portable LED strips to enhance event production, offering new possibilities for immersive lighting installations and stage designs.
- Outdoor Advertising
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate weatherproof LED technology into outdoor advertising signage, creating attention-grabbing and interactive outdoor displays with dynamic lighting effects.
